washington's portrait was available to children, farmers women readers of the magazine, soldiers and treated by a new federal song at anyone who found it useful to buy a home and at. -- an almanac. if we concede the face of washington had much greater and deeper penetration of the wartime society that we might have guessed, let us take a look at the somewhat faster pace of some the images the dominated after the war. a small extra profile by joseph wright made around the 1790 has always fascinated me because it was printed on hard stock. this made it ideal for sending through the mail. thomas jefferson purchased one which he mailed to his daughter. perhaps because of the small size and easy transportability the right profile, a strong, determined to looking face became an instantly popular presidential image and was widely copied in print medallions, here and abroad. one use of the profile was in the central state of amos doolittle's display of united states of america. developers of the constitution and new federal government enclosing the portrait in a ring of interlocking seals representing the un

some regional and acela express trains will now operate on a modified schedule tomorrow between washington, newrting tonight that a joint intelligence bulletin went out to law enforcement officials across the country today alerting them about a potential terror threat to u.s. malls. that bulletin follows a video released by the terror group al- shabaab that calls for attacks at malls in the u.s., canada, and other western countries. meg oliver reports from new york. >> reporter: local police across the country are on high alert after the al-shabaab terror group released a video late saturday. in the video a man whose face is covered with a towel says that west gate was just the beginning. he is referring to the 2013 attack at the high-end west gate mall in nairobi where 67 people were killed. on sunday homeland security secretary jaye johnson urged shoppers to be cautious. >> we now have a situation where groups like isil, al- shabaab and others are publicly calling for individual actors to carry out attacks in their homelands. and in my judgment that represents a totally new environment. >> re

there will be a news conference in washington, d.c. mother whose 8-month-old baby ended up in intensive care after biting into a liquid detergent packet. the legislation would require stronger, safer packaging that's not as attractive to children. >>> the police chief who led the investigation into jon- benet ramsey says they botched the initial investigation. she was found dead in 1996 after her mother called 911 to say her daughter was missing and a ran some note was found. the former chief said there was a lot of confusion at the scene and he was short staffed because of the christmas holiday. he said the district attorney's office interfered with the investigation. no one has been prosecuted in that case. >>> the truck driver connected to tuesday's train derailment is due in court this afternoon, arrested on a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident. 28 people were injured when the train collided with his truck that had stalled on the track. doctors revived the train driver after his heart stopped. they plan to interview

came to at a senior level was me, the first thing he said, i want to start a news organization independent of the washington post, my own news organization and what i would like to know is whether jeff bezos is willing to fund this. jeff bezos had invested $250 million in the washington post with the intention of investing even more in it as he is doing this year. he also has an investment in business insider, and he's increased his investment in the business insider. it's up to jeff bezos if he wants to invest in something else. the truth is, i don't have a venture capital fund available to me, i have my newsroom budget, when somebody comes and says i would like to start this and the amount of money required is 10% of what my newsroom budget is, i'm not able to fund that, the owner of the company, the person who owns 100% of the company is the only person who can make that decision, and as i said, it was never his intention to start within the washington post, it was always his intention to start outside the washington post. >> so let me reframe the question. you know, i think of this as the ezra cleining

new record low for february 209th. not this cold in 119 years. 6 degrees this washington a new record low. the old record was 8. these are not windchills. temperatures are down low single digits all around the region. windchills around 5 to 15 below . so walking into work bus stop metro, frigid chills. the afternoon commute walking back home in the mid teens. winter storm watch all the counties in blue including frederick, western loudoun, northern fauquier west virginia for snow, sleet and icing. the timing on the arrival there is right around noontime on saturday. then it gets in to the metro area, rest of northern virginia and southern maryland during the rest of the afternoon on saturday. it continues as snow pink zone that's a zone of sleet and freezing rain. changes over to that after 6:00 p.m. on saturday. then rain begins to move in late saturday night. that may stay as freezing rain until around midnight and then rain after that leaving in its wake the amounts of know 2 to 4 inches. lighter amounts southern maryland eastern shore. farther north and west 4 to 7 inches of snow and sleet. and that's for n

bazi kanani abc news, washington. >>> well new englanders are probably a little less thrilled with the beauty of their winter wonderland by now and today's weather is not going to happen. >> accuweather's justin povick has our forecast for us. good morning to you, justin. >> t.j. and reena, thanks, good morning. much of the northeast waking up to colder temperatures and gusty winds but for residents of coastal new england, well you have more snow on the way and, yes, there will be some heavy amounts of snow portland bangor 6 to 12 inches of snow before it's all said and done and there will be a lot of travel delays along northern sections of interstate 95. for all of us like i said it will be cold but here's how cold it feels when you factor in the temperature and the wind minus 20 around pittsburgh in the afternoon, minus teens for much of the northeast. well the weekend is not as cold but there is the threat for another system with rain sleet and more snow. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> all right, justin thank you, as always. >>> we turn to a frightening story from southern califor

no issue maltered more to washington than president new government's supreme power and sovereignty. there were other topics for members to address. some so divisive as to nearly derail the convention others that everyone knew would directly impact washington should he become the irs -- first president. they would look to him on these issues, too, and he in turn helped to shape the outcome, but national supremacy mattered the most to him. he wrote, one day before the delegates approved randolph's list of powers, they need not look for tranquily. until the wisdom and force is translated. you can see it with how he voted on the various measures when they came forward and for securing the compromises that kept the convention on track. but his role in crafting the executive office offers as good as example as any of the part er played in philadelphia. since everyone presumed that washington would become the new government's first executive no one could conceive of this position without thinking of him in it. indeed, within a year, south carolina delegate pierce butler flatly stated that h

up next, george washington's role in the constitutional convention in 1787. the founding fathers crafted a new document to replace the articles of confederation which was in i confess for -- washington was voted to preside over the convention, taking an active role in shaping the constitution we know today. george washington's mount vernon hosted this hour-long event. >> >> this concludes an amazing year that began the year ago last september with the opening of the library for the study of george washington. during that year as a library fellow, i finished my book on washington which just came out this week and i was able to get a copy today. during that time while i was here, i learned what a rich treasure we all have, especially those of you who live near it the staff here is extraordinarily dedicated loyal , and for 150 years the mount vernon ladies association has kept this place national. with the new library and the orientation center in the education center, i would say that no group of women have done better, at least since martha did it alone. among those remarkable women i want to m

savage's mezzotint depicts a washington seated at a table contemplating the new federal city. it had all the refinement of the british technique, softness of texture, subtlety of shading and richness that made the english mezzotint so popular. it had the advantage of showing washington outside of military and dressed in a presidential black suit. guests describing "the tall manly figure of washington in black velvet" were very impressed by his magnificent presence. this was also an important symbolic addition to washington's iconography. he is no longer just a soldier but the statesman. the peaceful succession of one elected president to another had yet to be proven and to some, a very military president may have had dictatorial potential. washington himself really understood his appearance at clothing and so did many , printmakers. the handsome savage mezzotint spawned numerous copies. at this point, in the 1790's, the book arts were developing fast particularly in philadelphia. the capital of the book trade. english engravers arriving in america found steady work illustrating

karen traverse abc news washington. >> also new jersey governor chris christie is clarifying comments he made about vaccinations as the u.s. deals with a measles outbreak. christie said he and his wife vaccinate their children and that it's more important what you think as a parent than what you think as a public official. >> i also understand that parents need to have some measure of choice in things as well. that's the battle that the government has to decide. >> christie's office released a statement saying the balance the governor was talking about has to do with differing vaccination requirements among the states. human testing of two potentialola vaccines is under way in liberia. it's part of a partnership between the u.s. and the west african nation. up to 600 volunteers are taking part in the first phase. the ebola virus has killed nearly 9,000 people in west africa. caffeine most of us love it and we take it in some way every day often in coffee tea or chocolate. but in this form the f.d.a. says two teaspoons of caffeine could be deadly. >> many ways, people can get caffeine,

brian moore, nbc news washington. >> new details tonight on possible problems with trains hauling crude oil or ethanol across the united states. federal government previkt those trains could derail an average of ten times per year over the next two decades. that could cause more than $4 billion in damage and possibly kill hundreds of people. coming to light this week after a train loaded with crude oil derailed in west virginia and sparked a fire federal officials say trains need stronger cars better braking systems and other safety systems. fight now, they are fighting a proposal that would allow trains carrying thousands of gallons of crude toil travel through. >> pain at the pump there t is already there in some places. gas prices are creeping up some say jumping up. average of 2.33 for unleaded not here. after a 13-cent hike over the last two weeks, 26 cents the past two months. average price in san jose is 2.88. oakland is about the same. and san francisco is about 2.95 a gallon. and they are saying you can blame higher oil prices for the higher gas prices. >> knew there was a reas

." >>> hello from washington. breaking news overseas. a correspondent for al jazeera is free after spending 400 days in an egyptian jail. he left egypt about three hours ago and is now in cyprus. seeian lee is in cairo. tell us how this came about. >> reporter: there were a number of hours leading up to this swirling around that rumor that they could be released. he was very careful the words he used. he said this was extradition, not deportation, that he will carry out the rest of his sentence in straldaustralia and it is up to australian officials to see that. it is highly unlikely that he will serve any time in australia as the australian government has condemned his detention in the first place. >> ian, thank you so much. we'll continue to monitor this story and check back with you for any updates. >>> today, february 1st, is exactly one year from the iowa caucuses. the first contest, of course in the presidential nominating season. in 2008 mike huckabee was the triumphant winner. >> i was never sure i would be able to love a state a

about, all the snow moving through, the ice and the thunderstorm to another storm that could washington, new york and boston. at him, watch the clouds along the coast and how they are slowly creeping closer to our bridges this morning and eventually you are going to see more scenes like this and know what our co-workers are doing on this day, including a family at pacifica and you can see just on the other side of the hill there where the winds are starting to blow, the fog is lurking so it is matter of time's it takes over. look at the temperature at half moon bay at 56 degrees and we are at 59 in san carlos and everyone else is in the low-to-mid 60s until you get to fremont at 67 in los gatos at 68 so temperatures already at or above our average high. as we lack off to the east it will be cooler at the coast today and warm elsewhere. now, the clouds are coming had tonight and that will lead to cooler afternoons tomorrow and wednesday and the possibility of another offshore event headed to the wreck which will mean if you did not get a chance to get there with warm sunshine on saturday and

in northeast washington news 4. >> a nail salon is facing sex abuse from salon customers. hung nguyen touched three women inappropriately while giving them pedicures. one colleague said the allegations are not true. >> i go to nguyen to do my nails and never saw that in him. >> the alleged incidents happened between 2013 and last august. they arrested nguyen in december and he faced charges in court this week. >> we are working new details about the deadly train and suv crash in new york. money was set aside to install a third set of flashing lights but the work was never done. it's undpleer that would have prevented the crash. six people were killed and 15 others hurt when the train crashed into the suv on the tracks. >> the power ball drawing is tonight. with these, we didn't get a winner. the jackpot is $380 million. if you win and choose the cash prize, you would walk away with more than $250 million. >> and we will be your best friends. we are. still to come this morning, it might be the biggest mystery of the last year. where is malaysia flight 370. a virginia compan

peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> when we come back, about last night. what happened after the grammys were over following the stage rushing moment that had everyone talking. >>> sam smith may have dominated the grammy awards winning record and song of the year as well as best new artist, but it was kanye west who dominated the conversation. when beck won album of the year, west rushed the stage in what looked like a repeat of his mike-jacking of taylor swift in 2009 only to back off like he was joking. later west said beck should give his award to beyonce. beck was polite about the whole thing even saying he also thought beyonce was going to win. >>> if we're not careful pictures are all we're going to have left of the monarch butterfly. that's a fear of the u.s. fish and wildlife service which today announced a $3.2 million campaign to save the monarch from extinction. most of the funding will be used to restore 200,000 acres of habitat. the estimated monarch population has gone from a billion in the mid-'90s to fewer than 30 million now. >>> it's been

peter alexander, nbc news washington. >>> when we come back about last night.happened after the grammys were over following the stage rushing moment that had everyone talking. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is increased in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, or high blood pressure. tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, prostate or bladder problems, or problems passing urine as anoro may make these problems worse. call your doctor right away if you have worsened breathing chest pain, swelling of your mouth o

just wait until washington's new massive internet regulations kick in. some here say get ready for higher prices and this your daughter has a brilliant idea for her science project. and you could make it happen. right? wrong. because you're not you you're a cancer hospital and your daughter... sh -- --. >>> a fox news alert i'm kelly wright. a partial shut down of the homeland security department averted at least for now. congress approving a one week extension just hours before midnight deadline. the vote in the house was 357 to 60 with the senate having already approved the legislation. president obama signed the bill into law late last night an effort to pass the three week spending measure failed yesterday afternoon. also western leaders are condemning the assassination of a russian opposition leader and are calling for an investigation. boris nemtsov a fears have krit testify of vladimir putin was shot four times. ukraine's president says he was killed because he planned to reveal evidence of russia's evidence of the we believe long in the east. i'm

wyatt andrews, in our washington news room, wyatt, thank you. there will be no federal civil rights prosecution of george zimmerman in the shooting death of trayvon martin. zimmerman, you'll recall, was acquitted of murder charges. today, the department of justice said it's dropping its case and michelle miller has more. >> reporter: the news was delivered to trayvon martin's parents by prosecutors from the department of justice. the family's attorney, benjamin crump, was in the room. how did the family take the news? >> they were heartbroken, even though they expected that it was going to happen. it was just hard, actually hearing it and knowing that the killer of your unarmed child was never going to be held criminally liable. >> reporter: on february 26, 2012, george zimmerman shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old after an altercation. the teen was walking home from a convenience store to his father's home when zimmerman acting as a neighborhood watchman, confronted him. zimmerman said he acted in self- defense. in a statement, the justice

the world she knew and the world washington new, he liked her and thought she was lively and fun.he world she knew depended upon painters to portray the famous of the day. the climactic moment when the canvas meant more to the nation that it ever did. the passage of a few years brought us at this, dolly with her mom but photography whether a matthew brady or anyone else george washington and how he because of his images had extraordinary standing. and the last several weeks, i have seen a newscast, obama standing in front of the lansdowne in the white house with the prime minister. the prime minister of india not standing too far away from this image right here, the famous portrait painted by charles wilson's son. george is a presence for a lot of reasons but these portraits are key to that, i think. in closing, i would like to go back to when image that has become so familiar it is referred to as the household washington. the unfinished canvas is enigmatic but with closer study, the viewer can realize the general narrative the end of his life has begun to relax. his duty is done,

when he was inaugurated, there was a cartoon of washington riding into new york city on adonkey being led by one of his aides. washington is sitting in the arms of billy lee, his body servant. people are casting palm leaves, and the caption reads, the day shall come to pass when david shall lead an ass. a lot of people did not like washington. no copies survived could we only have descriptions. i believe the last known copy was destroyed by an historian but that is another story. >> you said peter quit. i have read where he was relieved by washington. >> nonsense. washington begged him to stay. nobody ever made washington grovel like l'enfant. >> i heard or read also washington was upset with the grandiose of the plan and l'enfant constantly was begging him to accept the plan. >> i don't want to use four-letter words. [laughter] but total nonsense. it was l'enfant that convinced washington. washington wanted to have a federal city adjacent to georgetown or south capitol street at the anacostia. so the idea of you build on the existence of the town. but the rival proprietors, the carol

tracie potts nbc news washington. >> a new outbreak of measles to report today. this one affecting five babies at a day care center in illinois. >> this morning, parents preparing to drop kids off at this day care will notice something different. the infant center closed after five babies were diagnosed with measles s measles, all under a year old, too young to get the measles shot. ten other kids may have been exposed to the virus as well. one mother just got booster shots for her kids not because of concern for the day care but an upcoming trip. >> we were traveling into southern california. i never expected it would be here. >> unvaccinated kids and workers are told to spend three weeks away from the day care. illinois, one of 14 states seeing measles cases right now. an outbreak that stretches from california to new york. where the twins are getting vaccinated. >> an outbreak and that scared me. >> her pediatrician refuses to accept patients who won't get immunized. >> i can't worry if measles have going to walk through my door. >> 90% of people who are not v

it will make two additional stops before heading to northwest washington. new route 85 dulles south connector service start, and departure time stop locations and bus stops will also change. bus types. make shurure to check your schedule before you head out. >>> i'm going to bet they are still dancing in the streets in boston right now. fans celebrated the new england patriots big super bowl win. new to our newsroom, we're getting a look at hometown fans celebrating. is this what they looked like when the game was decided on just a shocking surprise interception there. you can see some of the chairs falling down inside this particular restaurant. however, boston police said they did not arrest anybody. in fact they tweeted, quote, patriots fans be hafing like champions. and way to make your team and city proud. the super bowl is front and center on newspapers all over the country. front page of the boston herald says supernatural there. return to glory is the headline of the boston globe. seattle "times," headline a little different. deflated. patriots stunning

for a new way of doing things, a new washington -- for a new america full of energy and dynamism andeady to lead the world. i believe in my heart that the american family is the soul of this nation, and that if the political class would stop interfering we could build a family-friendly america. i believe that the time-honored american values of hope, opportunity, family, faith and community are the moral bedrock of our nation and every action by washington should be judged by one and only one criterion -- does it help or hurt those values? does it create stronger communities, stronger families? does it create more opportunity, greater security, greater faith in the future? the career politicians here in washington, unaware of the fantastic growth waiting to burst forth in our economy and spend their time dividing up an ever shrinking pie. they take from one group in order to dole out favors to others, undermining our trust in the basic fairness of the american system and causing division, envy and bitterness. in order to get their way, they libel the good american people with accusat

i'm steve handelsman, nbc news washington. >>> "nbc nightly news" will go more in depth on the president's plan to stop isis tonight at 6:30 right after "nbc10 news" at 6:00. >>> the grand traverse bay in michigan is completely frozen over. >> tonight there are concerns for those who want to explore the iced over water and for wildlife. ice covers the surface of the bay but that doesn't mean it's all solid ice and safe to be on. cracks and open water can still form. the frozen bay can impact wildlife too. the michigan watershed says if the bay stays frozen for too long, it can hurt some fish and animals. >> animals that either use the water for either resting or feeding, when those areas are frozen over it affects the animals in different ways. >> experts say the longer the bay stays frozen the bigger the effect on wildlife. for right now, though they say the animals are used to it. >>> to another frozen lake in the midwest. check this out. this is a photo of lake erie, the biggest of all the great lakes and it's about 95% iced over. 95%. nasa satellite captured this view over the weekend.

the mayor of washington declared a snow emergency and asked people to stay off the roads. susan saulny, abc news, washington. >>> and check out these tv news crews in hampton, virginia. they got a firsthand look at just how dangerous those slick roads can be. >> their camera rolling during live coverage when a suv slammed into another car. the suv finally came to a stop just inches away from the camera. more now on the track of the storm. those unbearable windchills. >> our coverage continues with accuweather's justin povick. justin, good morning. >> ryan, reena, thanks. and good morning to you. a slippery start for many people throughout the middle atlantic and the northeast. not a big snowstorm for new england. we're on the northern fringe here around new york city and boston with a couple of inches of snow on the average. southbound, southern suburbs towards baltimore and d.c. here's where we're digging out under half a foot or more of powder. yes, it will be slow early on but we'll gradually improve throughout the day as sunshine returns. over the southeast, but maybe not a lot of sunshine i

news 4 consume gonzalez receive. you can get a fu ten top picks on washington app r this afternoon. on news 4 5:00 g the wheel at the greatest cars. >>> aparticipate apparently you don't have to go to extremes to key from peanut based foods. a major study fr suggests it's a do. exposing infants first birthday c al seemed to . be -- pediatrician before making any changes at home. >>> a college basketball coach banned his play frers the locker room. the nebraska cor abysmal game thi 74-46. it was the fifth. to send a messag none of the play locker room. they're banned from the media. these locke ipads in the locker, a kitchen st sound system a pool table. the coach is saying if you can't step up to the plate you can't enzwroiy the locker room amenities. >> it's like taking away your electronics at home. >>> let's tell you about weather. no wind outside right now. that is not going to provide much relief as some of parts of the d.c. area wake up to below zero temperatures. we're breaking down your day hour by hour to show you the condit woul you'll be forced . the major construction pro

government has chosen not to do so host: next caller from port washington, new york. dustin. good morning independents line. caller: good morning, guys. how is it going? i just wanted to ask within a question to get some clarity as a mel ini can'tn. there is talk about nato and obviously, global sanctions were created for world peace but we can't jump on every single rebeb yol that happens. host: guest: gifts it's different for the u.s. to respond to every rebellion. after 10 years in iraq and afghanistan, we have arrived at this crisis without the resources and willingness to provide the economic assistance we were willing to provide iraq 10 years ago. so we have arrived at this crisis with, i think, significant fatigue and an unwillingness to provide the economic resources that coo transform ukraine. in many ways the debate could be not about a billion dollars in military assistance but why are we giving tens of billions of dollars to ukraine to support its economic and political transformation? host: could we provide more sanctions against russia? we have sanctions against

neighborhood. >>> and if you can't be in front of your tv watch news 4 today on the go with your smartphone or tablet. just download the nbc washington app from the app store or google play. >>> we have breaking news right now. multiple people are dead after a plane crash. take a live look at these pictures. you can see the plane still there in the river as search you crews are trying to rescue people. apparently that search for survives is not over. we have a live report with the latest information from the live desk coming up. first good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. want to kick off with your forecast. tom kierein is in the "weather center". >> yeah, you can keep up with all of the changing weather we'll have a nice warming today then getting colder tomorrow with the storm team 4 weather app. get it on google play and itunes store. temperatures right now are hovering in the mid and upper 20s. your future temperatures by 8:00 a.m., neighborhoods in prince george's county montgomery fair fast counties still below freezing. but quickly by noontime we will be jumping into the 30s to they're 40 degrees. and then a

news" for tuesday, february 3rd, 2015. the storm left a blanket of snow from washington state to new england where the snow continued to fall overnight. ten storm related deaths were reported from the northwest to the northeast. some areas got over a foot of snow and as far south as mexico. the storm has disrupted travel. since sunday more than 7300 flights have been canceled nationwide. that includes more than 500 today. it snowed overnight in maine where winter storm warnings are in effect until this morning. some new england coastal areas got up to a foot and a half of snow. that includes parts of boston which set a report for the snowiest seven day period in the city's history. kris van cleve is in boston where all of the snow has postponed a super bowl celebration. >>> the super bowl champion new england patriots touched down in boston. the parade is scheduled for wednesday. >> i feel like i'm in the north pole or something it's crazy. >> reporter: boston was one of the last spots for the huge winter storm which dumped snow from the midwest to main. >> reporter: after getting hit by two major snow events in a week, the

live from four washington, tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> from southeast washington the victim of a shooting on south capitol street has died. our crews arrived at the scene moments after it happened at 4:00 this afternoon. the victim is a male in his late teens. if you have information, the d.c. police want to talk to you. new information on a story we first told you about friday. the d.c. health department released details about a case of measles. this case is isolated, they say likely linked with international travel, not the outbreak spanning 14 states. health officials aren't hurting vaccinations for all children -- officials are encouraging vastly nations for all children. >> d.c. public schools admitted that its website was exposed. what is not known is how it happened. roz plater is live now in the district with what they have to say. >> the website has been shut down, but there is no explanation about how it was allowed to stay up for so long. school officials say it did not surface on their radar until they were confronted about it yesterday. they are among the most vulnerable in t

news" continues tonight. >>> a gallop in the wounds in washington township, new jersey this horse was being ridden in the wharton state forest and got stuck. after 90 minutes they managed to free the horse but one ems worker was kicked in the face. >>> new jersey governor chris christie was back on the town hall circuit he took questions frtd morristown recreation center he took time to free the pensions for government employments in favor of a 401(k) style investment option. this is his first town hall since august but his 128th since taking office. >>> governor tom wolf unveiled a plan to attract employers to the state. wolf laid out proposals that he will present to the legislature next week, including reducing the corporate net income tax from 9.99% to just under 5%. that would make pennsylvania's corporate tax one of the lowest in the country. >> we'll be a magnet for economic growth for entrepreneurs that want to come here and create good jobs, i want to do that for pennsylvania and do it fairly and really effectively. >> the plan will have to pass the republican controlled legislature. >> pennsylvania law

the inches fluns of new york washington hollywood will say, no, that just doesn't happen. people who have some understanding about how influential the culture of those three communities are on fashion, finance, politics, government news sick entertainment, television i think they would understand that yeah there is a difference. that doesn't mean that you don't relate it just means that you recognize the difference. of course dana this book was not so much a political treatise as it is sort of a cultural review of the country and what polarizes it. i think it's not just polarized by democrats and republicans, it's culturally. it's not safe sanitized, sterilized as you well know because you read it. you would attest it is not a typical book written by somebody who is likely to run for office. >> that is a good point. that is true. but let's talk about gay marriage because that is one of the topics in this book and you write about your opposition to same-sex marriage as a religious conviction but you also say this and i'm going to quote, i have friends who are gay. my wife an

karen travers, abc news washington. >>> sad news from here in new york.ry cbs news correspondent bob simon has died after a car accident. police say simon was in the back of a town car in manhattan when the driver lost control, hit another car and then the median. another award-winning "60 minutes" correspondent, simon covered riots and wars and held captive more than a month during the first gulf war with. the head of "60 minutes" called his death a terrible loss and said there is no one else like bob simon. he leaves behind his wife and daughter who also worked at 60 minutes was 73. >>> a new battle in washington over the controversial keystone pipeline. the republican-controlled house approved a measure to build that pipeline which would be 1200 miles long able to carry 800,000 barrels of oil a day. president obama said he will veto that bill and neither the house or senate has enough votes to override it. >>> political intrigue in oregon where the governor was set to resign in an ethics scandal. now says he's staying in office. john -- has been under

one, so lofty and undefined. >> help the children. >> dreams i feel more >> john donvan,abc news, washington. >>> i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night. >> now, abc seven news at 6:30 -- on your side. >> coming up, a plane crash people to the hospital. president obama and michael jordan page review to dean smith . he passed away this weekend. and learn which school district is considering having full day kindergarten. we begin with a scary scene in anne arundel county. a small plane crashed shortly after take off this afternoon from tipton airport will stop the two men were taken to the hospital. diane cho is live with what we are learning about the investigation. >> we are about one mile away from the scene of the crash and officials have not identified the victims.

pete williams, nbc news washington. >> turning office where isis has spread its wave of terror to a new front libya. releasing a chilling video of christians executed in a mass beheading. now isis is threatening to go even further. we get more from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: 21 coptic christians marched along the waterfront before being beheaded. among thousands of egyptian migrants unable to find houses. egypt scrambled f-16s to retaliate. the first time it's taken military action against the terror group. back home in their impoverished village, calling isis bumpers, monsters. and the horror galvanized protesters in cairo as italy, the last western power in tripoli evacuated its citizens. and pope francis mourned the latest victims. he said their only words were jesus, help me. they were killed simply for the fact they were christians. but in libya now gripped by civil war, isis is taking root. >> there's only one message that comes from them, which is convert to our ways, do things our ways or we're going to kill you. >> reporter: the threa

abc news, washington. >>> new at 11:00 a vigil in south san francisco to remember the jordanian pilotrdanians and their supporters singing, my country, my country in arabic outside the jordanian-american association. they showed unity and support for the country. >> in a moment like this, the death of a pilot dearly loved by his family and people, whether it's jordan, united states, europe, it united states us as a whole group. that's what we're all about, standing together and being united as a country. >> the group also chanted no more isis denouncing and degrading the islamic militant group's horrific crimes. >>> comcast promises to make it right after a customer received something very unexpected on her bill. >> it said super b bauer. my name is not that. >> in chicago mary bauer called 39 times to complain about her service, and says she's been battling the company for months. last month a different comcast customer in washington state got called a bad name on her bill. an executive said the company needs to change its culture. >> they keep apologizing. you know what? it's not ab

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> a third new york resident was charged with helping the two men. meanwhile, the senate plans to take up its own vote this morning. the measure would finance the department through september and does not address the president's immigration orders. >>> it is 4:40 on this friday morning. that long drive down i-5 could soon be just a memory. how the hyperloop project is moving ahead with plans to zip people to l.a. in under an hour. >> and what is cool about your school? email your nominations to coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. >>> we now the ride name. man in the videos. the executioner in five beheading videos is mohammed emwazi a 27-year-old college graduate from london. british and american investigators knew his identity for months but did not release it as they traced the links to other isis figures. he became a recruiting tool for the militants. >> he is a big figure for fab boys and fan girls. >> he tried to join another group in africa in 2009. he was stopped and sent to amsterdam for questioning and the

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and in washington new intelligence suggests that isis captive kayla mueller had been given to an isis fighter before her death. >>> let's start with the marathon talk on the crisis in eastern ukraine. russian media had reported the leaders of ukraine, russia germany, and france were ready to sign a document with more than ten points of agreement. then they reported ukrainian president poroshenko found certain russian conditions unacceptable. key issues are the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the establishment of a demilitarized zone and the future status of luhansk and donetsk. the goal of reported three begin a cease-fire with -- was reportedly to begin a cease-fire within 48 hours. the talks come as fighting has intensify recently. nic robertson with the latest. we now learned that the president of ukraine is not happy with some of the conditions set out by russia. talk to us about what we know about that part of the story. >> reporter: any successful negotiation is going to be something that all sides can walk away from and feel they've got something from. they might have given someth

. >> host: next caller from port washington, new york. dustin. good morning, independents line. >> caller: good morning, guys. how is it going? i just wanted to ask william a question. as a millennia and -- millennial , there is talk about nato and obviously, global sanctions were created for world peace but we can't jump on every single rebellion that happens. >> guest: we have arrived at this crisis without resources and willingness to provide the economic system that we were willing to provide a rock 10 years ago. after -- we have arrived at this crisis with significant fatigue and an unwillingness to provide the economic resources that could really transform ukraine. in many ways, the debate could be not about a billion dollars in military assistance, but why are we giving tens of billions to ukraine to support it economic and political transformation? >> host: could we put in place more sanctions against russia? >> guest: right now, we have sent shins against -- sanctions against the banking industry and its energy sector. we could always ra

this is fv washington. >>> new poll show most people think they are paying too much in taxes and that the rich aren't paying enough. 68 percent of the response to the associated press poll believe the wealthy need to be taxed more. just 11 percent think rich getting taxed too much. 7% think the middle class isn't paying its fair share. 60 percent believe otherwise. poll also finds most americans support president obama plan to raise investment taxes on high income family. >> tell cheryl jennings traveled to afghanistan recently and met the newly elected president as number of connection to the bay area and cheryl sat down one-on-one with him to discuss his tough new job in the country. and critical need for afghanistan and america to work together. this is the first in cheryl 5 part series reports. >> what is enabling americans to lead secure life. and were we god forbid to fail america would be very unsafe place. >>reporter: tragedy of the september 11 2001 terrorist attack brought america and afghanistan together. the president says common interest bind us to rebuild afghanistan sha

bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> the good news is that this bitter cold won't last much longer. but you may not like what it's being replaced by. >> that's right. accuweather's justin povick with the forecast. good morning, justin. >> ryan and reena, thanks, good morning. the northeast waking up to more of winter's chill. yes, it's downright brutal for many spots. thankfully, the winds not going to be too much of a factor as the day wears on. it's breezy in the morning. enough so that we could have flight delays around newark, boston's logan. snow pushing its way out for now. not the case later on this upcoming weekend. early on this weekend, over northern sections of the northeast. south, we're concerned about sleet and freezing rain around pittsburgh and our nation's capital. ice to rain over much of the tennessee valley. back off to the south. dry and mild. there will be heavy rain in the deep south and southeast as well. ryan and reena, back to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> another weather emergency happening right now. northern australia getting hammered by back-to-back st

. >> reporter: abc news, washington. >>> whitney houston's only child is in a medically induced comaf the late singer and r&b singer bobby brown was found face down in her bathtub in her home this morning. a friend found her and called police. she was rushed to the hospital. investigators say there's no evidence of drug use at this point. last night though, 21-year-old posted photos of herself online. they don't show any signs of obvious distress. >> i don't know how long she was in the bathtub before anybody discovered her. >> brown's mother, whitney houston, died in 2012. authorities found her dead in a bathtub at the beverly hilton in beverly hills. >>> the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill has died. he died of complications of cancer yesterday at his home in san francisco. he was a professor emeritus at stanford and most famous for leading a research team in mexico city that developed a synthetic molecule that became a key component of the first birth control pill. he wrote a book how the pill changed his life. last year he told the chronicle he was t